T. Manion

Private T. Manion was a soldier serving with the North Lincolnshire Regiment of Foot when the Regiment was posted to the Eastern Frontier of the Cape Colony between 1860 and 1863, shortly after the Xhosa cattle-killing movement and famine (1857-1858). At first, the Regiment was posted to Grahamstown but was later transferred to Keiskama Hoek (Keiskammahoek) in 1862.

Biography

Private T. Manion acted in four productions during his stay at the Eastern Frontier, all produced by the Amateurs of the Band.

Contribution to SA theatre

August 20th and 22nd, 1860: Starred in the three-act play produced by the Amateurs of the Band, The Iron Chest. (Third Robber).

(North Lincoln Sphinx, Vol 1, No 2, Grahamstown, September 15, 1860, page 17-18.)

September 20 1860: Acted in the Amateurs of the Band produced one-act farce, The Dead Shot. (Second Police Officer).

(North Lincoln Sphinx, Vol 1, No 3, Grahamstown, November 1, 1860, page 30.)

November 4, 1861: Acted in the Amateurs of the Band production of Thomas J. Lynch's two-act drama, The Rose of Ettrick Vale or The Bridal of the Borders. (Murdoch).

(North Lincoln Sphinx, Vol 1, No 9, November 13, 1861. Page 125.)

June 19, 1862: Acted in the Amateurs of the Band production of George Wood's one-act farce, The Irish Doctor, or The Dumb Lady Cured from Moliere's Le Médecin malgré lui. (Dick, servant to Sir Ralph).

(North Lincoln Sphinx, Vol 1, Supplementary Number, Keiskama Hoek, August 12, 1862, page 241.)

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